![]() ![]() Sweet Lamb of Heaven is Millet’s 11th book. What I appreciate about Millet is her use of topics not typically addressed in traditional published fiction, including mermaids and the extinction of various species. For a literary work, it delivers a fulfilling amount of surreal and horrific images, enough to keep even a staunch reader of speculative fiction interested. Tones of the apocalyptic creep throughout the pages, alternating between religious and scientific predictions of end times. Leaping genres, it morphs from thriller to mystery to science fiction. ![]() Sweet Lamb of Heaven defied my initial expectations. Soon after, voices begin an incessant stream of prattle that leads her to some frightening truths. When Lydia Millet’s protagonist, Anna, clearly hears these words in her head shortly after giving birth, she believes herself to be suffering from some kind of postpartum delirium. ![]()
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